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The War Rages On...

The Land of a Thousand Hills is now accusing the land of a thousand rumors of bombing on its territory.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Rwanda has released a series of tweets stating that the arm in DRC (FARDC) has shelled two areas on Rwanda. No injuries were reported as of publication.

Further, Rwanda’s proxy army, the M23 rebel group, is accusing FARDC of imbedding FDLR (Hutu rebels in DRC) and assisting them in fighting the M23.

`Let`s Cut `Em Off at the Knees and Let Allah Sort It Out!`

AIPAC & OFAC Ratchet-Up US Sanctions Targeting Syria and Iran’s Populations.

(DAMASCUS) - The US Treasury Department’s Office of Financial Assets Control, since March of 2012, is directed by Mr. Adam J. Szubin who more than once has boasted on the sidelines of a Congressional Hearing on Iran and Syria and at last March’s AIPAC’s national conference, that he fancies himself a modern day Inspector Javert.

Choosing the Victor Hugo character, according to one Congressional source, as a kind of role model because of Javert’s focused and relentless obsession.

Dieppe: The Grand Delusion

It would be many years before I fully understood the total and useless disaster of Dieppe.

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - Perhaps the only people who really love war are 12-year-old boys and a few other 12-year-old minds, such as those of arms manufacturers, dictators and right-wing politicians who don't have to go there.

I was a 12-year-old boy in 1942. Model Spitfires, ME-109s and Curtis P-40s hung from the ceiling of my room, I charted daily the deployment of Von Paulus' panzers on the Russian Front.

Is the Line Between a Boda Boda Ride & Airliner Blurred?

My old man, (RIP), who trained many military and commercial pilots, not only in Ethiopia but throughout Africa and in the Middle East used to throw his favorite quote; “Accidents don’t just happen. They are caused.”

(UGANDA) - As an aviation enthusiast sired and brought up by an aviator, I happen to know that a qualified pilot certified to fly commercial jetliners will always be introduced to a new aircraft that he hasn’t flown before by a certified flight instructor.

The induction in most cases takes place in grueling simulator training.

Global Civil Peace Declaration - End the Korean War and Sign a Peace Treaty!

End the Korean War! Shift from the armistice system to a peace system!

(YORK, UK) - I William Nicholas Gomes, Human Rights Ambassador for Salem-News.com. As a member of the global society, I endorse the Global Civil Peace Declaration as below.

2013 marks the 60th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement. Hostilities were ended in 1953, leaving numerous deaths and inestimable property damage.

Murder Made Sexy

The sexualization of violence is profoundly sick, but it's just an extension of a pathology that permeates our society.

(OLDENBURG, Germany) - The US Special Forces is a bizarrely gendered world, as I found out when I joined it to write a book about war. This all-male bastion is sexualized in a truly perverted way, particularly in its methods for turning young men into killers on command.

Being the epitome of patriarchy, the military creates soldiers by forcing them into the role of the lowliest creatures in patriarchy: women.

After the War on Terror

A Memo to Palestine Solidarity Movement: Join the Global War for combating Antisemitism

(LONDON) - Some of our supporters, being at the helm of social progress, are determined to lead our Palestinian Liberation Movement away from racism, fascism and antisemitism, and to protect it from becoming a hub for ugly racist antisemites.

They work tirelessly to prevent the movement from falling prey to the monster of Jew-hatred; a crime most heinous, a sin most grave and the most abhorrent atrocity humanity has ever committed.

Pakistan Army and Intelligence Seek Influence in Afghanistan: Karzai

Karzai insisted that the people of Pakistan should realize that considerable opportunities were missed during the past ten years to improve relations between the two nations.

(KABUL Khaama Press) - Afghan president Hamid Karzai once again criticized Pakistan’s military and intelligence agency for their efforts to weaken and make Afghanistan unstable using religious extremists as a tool.

President Karzai has said that Afghanistan will never complain from the people of Pakistan since they shared their home and food with the Afghan people during holy war and emigration times.

The Bradley Manning Matter

It is important to note that Manning testified that "most of the cables were unclassified” indicating that possibly some were not.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Bradley Manning, a U.S. Army soldier, admitted sending 700,000 government documents to Wikileaks in 2010. It was the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history.

Manning is now charged under Articles 92 and 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) , which incorporates parts of the Espionage Act in Article 106a of the UCMJ. The Manning case is ongoing at Fort Meade, Maryland.

Prosecuted for Embarrassing Obama

Knowing his obligation to report war crimes, Manning went to his superior officers to report war crimes and other atrocities he discovered. His superiors refused to act. Eventually he gave the information to Wikileaks.

(RICHMOND, RI) - If you or I do something bad, we would prefer that others not learn of it. Criminals go so far as to bribe, beat or kill witnesses to prevent them from testifying.

But presidents have another option. A president anxious to keep secret an illegal action or an embarrassing memo simply classifies it “secret.” Then if a whistleblower reveals something, prosecute him for “aiding the enemy.”